TB and climate change: Will the disease spread faster?
When people live or work in crowded spaces it’s easy for them to inhale TB germs. This is because the bacteria are found in small droplets that go into the air when someone with the disease coughs or speaks.
Climate disasters caused by excessive heat, rain or winds are likely to force many people from their homes to seek refuge in cramped makeshift housing
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-10-10-tb-and-climate-change-will-the-disease-spread-faster/
#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Robert Sanscartier /
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2023-10-10 21:19:16
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